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The Penn State football program is up and running again. The Nittany Lions held their first practice Monday after being hit with sanctions by the NCAA for their mishandling of the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal. KPCC's A Martinez explains the changes the team is facing.

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You may have never heard of Marvin Hamlisch. But you've no doubt heard his music. The genius behind "A Chorus Line," "The Way We Were" and "The Spy Who Loved Me" died in Los Angeles yesterday at the age of 68. The film and theater composer won dozens of awards throughout his career, including three Academy Awards, four Grammies and even a Pulitzer. His third Oscar award was for his adaptation of Scott Joplin's music for the 1973 film, "The Sting."

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Walmart is getting ready to move into a space in Los Angeles's Chinatown. But the retail giant is facing opposition, including an official appeal to its permits. LA County is home to a handful of Walmart stores, but this one, right near the downtown's urban heart, has triggered concerns that soon, Los Angeles may see hundreds of Walmarts dotting its streets.

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Human's closest relative may be the chimpanzee. But when it comes to how we set up our society, we look a lot more like ants. Ants and humans both deal with complex issues like traffic management, public safety, crop domestication and even prolonged warfare. Mark Moffett details some of these similarities in an article in this month's Scientific American.

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'Dear Sugar' is the name of the wildly popular online advice column. It's been described as the 'ultimate advice column for the Internet age.' And recently, the person behind the column revealed something else: her identity.

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About The Madeleine Brand Show

The Madeleine Brand Show, exclusively on 89.3 KPCC, 89.1 KUOR and 90.3 KVLA, captures the spirit of the West in a conversational, informal, witty style and examines the cultural issues people are buzzing about. Hosted by Madeleine Brand, and produced by Kristen Muller, Steve Proffitt and Sanden Totten, the show includes regular segments like Weird L.A. - highlighting a person, place or thing that you've never heard about, but probably should; Parenting on the Edge - a weekly discussion on the challenges and pitfalls of raising kids; as well as regular contributors like Luke Burbank, Rico Gagliano, Brendan Newnam and John Moe to help dissect culture, technology and business news.